Fastener for edgewise-moving closures.



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EATENTONEIOE.

DANIEL soi-IUYLEE, OE Los ANGELES, oALIFOnNIA, AssIeNoR To THE PERFECT sLIDINe DOORGOMPANY, OE Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION or CALIFORNIA.

,Nol 867,537.

Beit known thatv I, DANIEL SCnUYLER; a :citizenof the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State vof California, -have invented new and useful Fasteners forEdgewise-M'oving Closures, of which the following is a specification. 7 t Anobject of my invention' isto'provide a cheap, suL

perior, neat, sightly, secure and convenient deviceby means of which an edgeW'se-moving closure for a door,

window, or the like, can be positively locked partly vopen, the fastener being'readily operated from the inside 'of'the'door,` but proof vagainst unfastening from the outside, thecatch and all other parts ofthe fastening dev icefexcept the handle being nonacce'ssible and concealed from view. The fastener also vadaptedV for fastening the closure when completely'closed, and also for-fastening the closure at different points to'leave an opening of a greater 'or less widthat the edge of the Aand installing the device. i

Another object is. to so construct. theappliance thatdoor', u'p to the'limits .of safety, thus providing for means of\`.ventila tion ltluoughI the-'opening without danger 'of intrusion.

A n object of my invention is eXtreme simplicity, and

economy of time, labor'and material in constructing the left edge of the door.

Another object is toprovide a keyless Hush-fastener which when unfastened will not project from the sides of theclosure, thus allowing the closure to freely slide in acIOSe-itting pocket. I'

My invention comprises the combination of a stationary part furnished With an opening and with a pocket at the edge-of the opening; an edgewise moving part forming a closure for said opening and constructed and arranged tomove Vinto said pocket; a catch; afastenit is interchangeable to be' used at either the right`or ing-bolt forming a part to positively engage the catch;

and a rock-shaft operatively connectedwith the bolt to move the same into and out of engagement `with thev catch; the shaft being. furnished with means for partial. `rotation thereof for engaging the bolt with and disen gagingit from the catch; the catch being fastened lto one of said parts and the shaft angl bolt being on the other part. ,This maybe .variously arranged and constructed, and in th'e accompanying'drawingsl have shown thejorm which I at Fig. IV is a section on line IV--LV, I and II, lookdisappearing closure for the prese'nt believe 'fte-be pref- .erable for general application. 1'

d The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.Y

FigureIfds al view of my invention applied to a' door. j

Eassrrnsnit Fon EnGlEwIsE-Movnie criosnnns.

ing to the right.

Fig. V is a view oi the handle of the" i Patented oct.. #1',l 1907.

fastener in place. A .fragment of the'. door is shown.

Fig. VI is a view of the adjustable catch fastened tothe ldoor-postet one side of the mouth of the pocket which ieceives the door. Fig. VII is as ectionon lineVII-" i VII, Figi III, the fastening arm` being shown intact.

Fig, VIIIis a'sectional detai1`of lock-retaining spring.

, V6.o the fastening orftheff a isa door-frame furnisheduwitli an oponing and" i l .with a pocket c at one side `ofthe openinglff .d is an edgewise moving, sliding". memlir, being a andpo'cketc.l

. e,is a stationary adjustable. catch-plateor keeper at` one side ofthe opening, the same being fastened on e inner faoeof the'do'or-postat the mouth of the pocker 0.

.'g indiates a rock-shaft jonrnaled in the closure d furnished with a handle h, and at a distance from t e handle, furnished with a bolt in the form of an arm\t to1 be brought into engagement with the .catch-plate arid to be disengaged therefrom by the partial lrotation of the shaft.' The arm i and" thehandle h are `so arranged that both will chamberfbetween thesides of the,

door when the handle is thrown downinto the position indicated by the lower-.dotted lines in. Fig. IV; and the fastening-arm 'i is arranged' with such relation to the.

-handle h that when the-handle isi-thrown into its uppermost position, `the arm `plane of the door, while the'handl'e h is chambered insideth'e plane ofthe door. v

will pioiet beyond the The @haag is rigida fixedfto the 10cm-arm t and' is journaled in a hole j boredinwardfrom the edgek ofthe' closure,.for that purpose. The shaft g is furnishedwith one or more handle-receiving holes m and opening and dapte .to f enterthepocket'c.' Said closureslides in-th Open:

ina ,wmhthe handle 1. may be suitablyasteneaf 9o leferably, the holes 1p and the handle h are screwthreaded, and where two hol/es are provided, they will shaft and with definite relation tothe position of the when he ,fastener is beused forione side of the door be set at right angles to ,each other crosswise of .the

the handle k will be screwedV into one ofthe holes m,

and vice versa for the other side ofthe door.

The handle'h and the locking-arm 'i are preferably 'set quartering with .each other' Aon the shaft, so that when the armprojects at right angles to the face of the closure to lock in the catch-plate e, the handle h will project upward at an angle of forty-five degrees.v The length of the handle, is such that when the handle its uppermost position it is completely chamberd "within, the closure. .iVl'hen the handle is to unlock the fastener, it again chambered inside `the closure, as indicated in dotted .lnesjiffigi lll o indicates a handle-socket let into the closure. and urnishedvwith a vertical slot p in which .the handle h pl ays thehandle from moving in either direction except un yder applied pressure, thus preventing any rattling, and also avoiding any danger of the fastener'moving out of its locked or unlocked position except when the handle. is intentionally moved by applied pressalre l The handle h is remote from the edge of the closure that is farthest from the pocket, so as to be inaccessible to a person on the outside of the closure and who might L'pass his arm or an instrument through the opening i around such edge and attempt to reach the handle.

- f Preferably, the spring is a' bow-spring fastened at its ends to the socket-plate o. Preferably the socket-plate is made of thin sheet-metal or other suitable sheet material, and two holes Pr 1'/ are punched at the appro- 'priate point on the mid-.line of the socket-plate near the ends thereof by a punch which does not remove the metal, but will press it backward to form projecting tubed eyelets 13; and the ends of the spring. are Ifurnished with loops t to encircle the projecting tubes of the eyelets which are then swaged down over the loops, thus fastening the spring firmly to the back'of the socket-plate.

u indicates screws inserted through the eyelet-holes and screwedinto the body of the closure d to hold the socket-plate in place.

In order to prevent the fastener from being manipulated by means of a thin blade or other instrument inl serted between the closre and the catchlplate e to press upon thearm fi, said arm is furnished with a broad portion formed 'with oblique shoulders l, 2, at the opposite sides respectively of the locking-projection 3 of said arm. Tlre shoulder l slants to the locking projection 3 from a radius of the locking-arm which` is greater than the distance between the catch-plate c and the axis of they shaft, so that as the locking-arm is turned to bring the locking-projection away from the catch plate, the shoulder will shear toward the plate and will thus grip any instrument which might be inseited for the purpose o pressing the locking-projection l downward. The shoulder 2 is slanted in like manner so that when the fastener .is reversed the same action will be maintained.

t' indicates tacks or other suitable markings oni'vthe face of the closure te indicate to the operator the points at which the locking-arm will enter the slots 7 of the catch-plate, said 'slots constituting retaining moans for the plate. f

'w and a: indicate two retaining-plates for the shaft g andthe locking-arm t'. The retaining-plate w is furnished with a perforation 5 registering with the hole j in the sliding member d and with perforations 5/ for is furnished with like periorations 5.

' chamber' the locking-arm Ii.

the fastening-screws y. The other retaining-plate x The plate w is `also furnished with bosses 6 raised `around the fastening "perforations to space the plates" apart so that they will di' 7 indicates slots at intervals in the plate e into which the locking-arm' yi will seat to lock the closure in the Yappropriatapos'iizion;

8 indicates guide-plates to lit over the opposite edges of the slotted-platre e. These guide-plates are fastened to the supp rtf by suitable means, such as the tacks 9. The cat -plate e preferably is bent to form a projecting/body 10' between two straight-edge' flanges l1, which body l0 is furnished with the slots 7 extending transversely thereof. The guide-plates are bent to fit upon the support f and over the flanges l1.

In practice, in mounting the catch, the guide-plates 8 will be fastened in appropriate position at the desired height to bring' the slots into position to receive the locking-arm 'if Then the catch-plate will be in` serted between the guide-plates and will be slid to the appropriate position and then fastened relative .to the Supporwith the screws l2 screwed into the support f To lock the closure, the operator will take hold ol the handle with one hand and with the other hand will dslide the closure', at the saine time drawing the handle out to bring the locking-arm against the smooth face of the catch-plate c along which the arm will slide uni il it comes to one of the slots which it will immediately enter. The operator will then throw the handle h up into its uppermost position and the spring q will retain it in that position, thus preventing it from being jarrcd by any shaking of the closure. lnthns fastening the closure, the operator will not throw the arm until the door is approximately in the position in which it is desired to lock it, and the closure can illus be secured completely closed or partly open; the limit oi the opening which can thus be left with security being governed by the number and position of the slots in the catchplate. An opening can thus be left with practical security, which will be large enough to admit the hund and arm of a person, and ii any. attempt is made to up ply an instrument against the lockingarm to i'orce it down, when such arm moves downward the slunting shoulder will immediately grip the instrument und prevent any further downward movement of the arm. The slanting portion of the shoulder is o suiiicient length to extend completely across the space between the face of the closure and the catcl1-plate, so thu t there will be no projection of the locking-arm which can bc positively engaged by an instrument to force it down.

The handle h is fully chambered within the recess therefor when'the' door is locked, so that the would-be intruder is unable to manipulate the handle with any ordinary instnnnent. liny attempt to unhick tin` closure will he lapparent: to the inmate of the rooni and therefore. involved in more danger than the ordinary picking of a fastener from the outside.

lt is to be understood that I do not propose (o limit enter Ihc pocket; n stallionury keeper :it one side or the,

openingr und within the pocket; u shaft journulvd in the closure and extending along the puih of suid closure and furnished with a hundicfnnd at n distance from the handle with uu. arm inside the pocket to he brought luto sev-,537

. by which the shaft can be partially rotated to throw the arm into and out of thel slots.

f 3. The combination of an edgewise moving member furnished with a hole extending into its edge in the direction ofmovement thereof, and with .a recess communieating with the inner end of said hole; a shaft furnished at one endfwith a laterally-projecting arm and having its other end inserted into the hole and brought opposite the recess, and provided opposite the recess with a screwthreaded hole; and a handle fastened to said shaft and extending into said ,recess and engaging in said screwthreaded hole, for the partial rotation of the shaft.

4. The combination of` an edgewlse-moving member furnished with a hole extending in the direction of movement of said member, from one edge toward the other edge thereof, and with a recess communicating with the inner end of said hole; a shaft furnished at one end with a laterally-projecting arm and having its other end inserted into the hole and brought opposite the recess; a handle fastened to said shaft and extending into said recess for `the partial rotation of the shaft; and a retaining-plate fastened to said member and extending over the arm. v

5. In a device of the character described, a shaft adapted to be mounted in a hole on a sliding closure provided at one end Awith a projecting arm, and at a distance from said arm with two perforations extending at different angles to-thearm; and a handle for insertioninto either of said perforations. i,

6. The combination of an edgewise-movipgr member furnished with a hole extending into the member from one edge thereof, and a recess opening /jn'to'the side of the member and communicating withthe hole; a shaft journaled in the hole and furnished aft one end with a projecting,r arm an'dfnrnjshed with' a perforation at' the other end; a socket member seated in the recess and furnished with a sioi` to register With the perforation in the shaft; a handle extending through the slot and,fastened in the perforation; and `a springI to engage the handle and to forcibly press against the'sfne.

7. In a fastener' for doorways, the combination of a' st tional-y keeper; a slidingr memberfa shaft jonrnaled i said membernnd extending in th/'direction of movenient thereof; means i/'or turning'the shaft; and an arm :lstcncd to fthe shaft and projecting beyond the side of the member and provided with a byoa'i portion which at one position of the shaft will project slightly beyond the face of the sliding member, and a narrow portion extending beyond the broad portion, said arm being arranged to be wholly withdrawn from its projecting position when theshaft is rotated into the appropriate position for that purpose.

8. In a fastener, the combination of a slotted socketplate furnished with projecting eyelebtubes; a spring bowed to' extend across a 'portion of the slot and furnished at its ends with loops around the eyelet-iubos and fastened to said tubos.

i). The combination of a-stationary keeper, a sliding member, a shaft jonrnaled to the siidingmember, means for partially rotating the shaft, and a locking-arm on the shaft furnished with a projection io engage the catch at one position of thc shaft and to be disengaged from the catch at another position of the shaft, and also furnished with a sloping shoulder to shear across the opening between the sliding member and the catch as the lockingarm is moved to withdraw it from its fully-locked .position.

10. In a fastener for doorways and the like, the combination of a stationary keeper at one side of the doorway, a sliding closure for such doorway furnished with a hole extending from one edge toward the other edge and with a -recess communicating with said hole; a plate applied to the edge of the sliding closure and furnished with a perforation registering with said hole and with perforations for fastening-screws; a'shaft journaled in said hole and the perforation registering therewith and furnished with a locking-arm engaging said plate and with a handle extending into said recess; a plate mounted outside said arm, furnished with perforatlons registering-yvith said fastening-perforations, one of said plates being ,furnished y around its fastening-perforations with bosses to space the plates apart to chamber the iockingnrm between them, and screws inserted through the perforations of said plates and screwed into the edge of the closure.

11. The combination of a stationary part furnished with an opening and with a pocket at one edge of the opening; an edgewise moving part forming a closure for said opening; a keeper; a locking-arm for engagement with the keeper; and a rock-shaft operatively connected with the locking-arm to move the same into and out of engagement with -the keeper; said rock-shaft being furnished with means for partial rotation thereof for engaging the locking-arm with and disengaging it from thekeeper, the keeper being fastened to one of said parts and the shaft and locking-arm being on the other of said parts.

' 12. The combination of an edgewise-moving member furnished with a hole extending into the member from one edge thereof and a recess opening into the side of the member and communicating with the hole; a shaft jonrnaied in the hole and furnished at one end with a projecting arm and furnished with a handle in the recess; and aspring to prevent rotation of `the shaft except under applied pressare.

13. The combination of a wall provided with a pocket; a disappearing edgewise moving closure arranged to move into and out of the pocket; a part on the closure and a part permanently in the pocket adapted to positively engage with each other and constructed and arranged to preinto and out of the pocket; a. catch plate on the closure and a part permanently in the pocket, the same being pro` vided with a plurality of slots adapted to positively engage the closure to lock the closure at several positions along its path against movement by application of force.

l5. The combination of a frame having an opening and a pocket at one edge of the opening, a keeper in said pocket having a plurality of retaining means located at different distances from the opening, a closure movingr edgcwise in the opening and pocket, and a shaft mounted iu said closure in the direction of the edgewise movement and provided with an arm to engage the aforesaid retaining moans, and with a handle for partial rotation ol' the shaft. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses, at Los Angeles, California, this Sth day of December, 1900.

DANIEL SCHUYLER.

Witnesses:

.LxMns R. Toti/rsshelp,-

.TULIA TowNsnNo. s 

